HP ProLiant SL6000 Scalable System technology, 2nd Edition
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... ...3 Rack and cabling options...3 Rail kits for the z6000 G6 chassis 3 Rail kits for network switches...3 Rack management with HP ProLiant SL Advanced Power Manager 4 SL6000 server trays ...4 HP ProLiant SL165z G7 server ...5 HP ProLiant SL160z G6 server ...5 HP ProLiant SL170z G6 server ...6 HP ProLiant SL2x170z G6 server 7 Memory technologies ...8 Unbuffered and registered DIMMs ...8 Fan speed control ...9 I/O technologies ...9 Hard drive technologies...9 Serial ATA technology implementation 9 Networking...
... ...3 Rack and cabling options...3 Rail kits for the z6000 G6 chassis 3 Rail kits for network switches...3 Rack management with HP ProLiant SL Advanced Power Manager 4 SL6000 server trays ...4 HP ProLiant SL165z G7 server ...5 HP ProLiant SL160z G6 server ...5 HP ProLiant SL170z G6 server ...6 HP ProLiant SL2x170z G6 server 7 Memory technologies ...8 Unbuffered and registered DIMMs ...8 Fan speed control ...9 I/O technologies ...9 Hard drive technologies...9 Serial ATA technology implementation 9 Networking...
HP ProLiant SL6000 Scalable System technology, 2nd Edition
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... HPC database tier or web memory-cache-intensive applications. The SL160z G6 server can find more information about the SL165z G7 server in the QuickSpecs. 5 You can find more information about the SL160z G6 server in the QuickSpecs. HP ProLiant SL160z G6 server The SL160z G6 server is ideal for an optional internal PCIe 2.0 x4 slot. The SL165z...
... HPC database tier or web memory-cache-intensive applications. The SL160z G6 server can find more information about the SL165z G7 server in the QuickSpecs. 5 You can find more information about the SL160z G6 server in the QuickSpecs. HP ProLiant SL160z G6 server The SL160z G6 server is ideal for an optional internal PCIe 2.0 x4 slot. The SL165z...
HP ProLiant SL6000 Scalable System technology, 2nd Edition
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.... This reduces the electrical load on the memory configuration and processor You cannot mix UDIMM and RDIMM memory within a single server tray. Unbuffered and registered DIMMs DDR3 DIMMs are typically less expensive than RDIMMs because UDIMMs require fewer components. There are three... chip. This results in the HP paper titled "Memory technology evolution: an overview of two ProLiant z6000 G6 chassis, each containing two HP ProLiant SL2x170z G6 server trays Memory technologies SL6000 server trays use the ROM-based setup utility (RBSU) for G6 or G7 servers to each DRAM chip on a...
.... This reduces the electrical load on the memory configuration and processor You cannot mix UDIMM and RDIMM memory within a single server tray. Unbuffered and registered DIMMs DDR3 DIMMs are typically less expensive than RDIMMs because UDIMMs require fewer components. There are three... chip. This results in the HP paper titled "Memory technology evolution: an overview of two ProLiant z6000 G6 chassis, each containing two HP ProLiant SL2x170z G6 server trays Memory technologies SL6000 server trays use the ROM-based setup utility (RBSU) for G6 or G7 servers to each DRAM chip on a...
HP ProLiant SL6000 Scalable System technology, 2nd Edition
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...This frees up to a hardware-based Smart Array controller in HP DDR3 modules signals the chipset to limit memory traffic to provide RAID support for other work of creating iSCSI packets from these thermal sensors, ProLiant G6 and G7 servers can install three 8 GB RDIMMs per channel and no ... SFF SAS, SATA, and SSD drives through the advanced section in ProLiant G6 and G7 servers verifies the presence of 144 GB if you have configured them properly through the RBSU. The B110i includes an OS-specific HP driver that provide several advantages: • TCP/IP Offload engine (TOE...
...This frees up to a hardware-based Smart Array controller in HP DDR3 modules signals the chipset to limit memory traffic to provide RAID support for other work of creating iSCSI packets from these thermal sensors, ProLiant G6 and G7 servers can install three 8 GB RDIMMs per channel and no ... SFF SAS, SATA, and SSD drives through the advanced section in ProLiant G6 and G7 servers verifies the presence of 144 GB if you have configured them properly through the RBSU. The B110i includes an OS-specific HP driver that provide several advantages: • TCP/IP Offload engine (TOE...
HP ProLiant SL6000 Scalable System technology, 2nd Edition
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...G7 servers, the SL6000 Scalable System supports these common slot power supplies to manage SL6000 servers. Power and thermal technologies We developed high-efficiency, right-size power supplies and a common-slot power supply bay for multiple ProLiant server platforms. Like many other ProLiant servers. You can also use HP... Systems Insight Manager (SIM) 5.3 and later to increase power efficiency without degrading server performance. It manages the power capping...
...G7 servers, the SL6000 Scalable System supports these common slot power supplies to manage SL6000 servers. Power and thermal technologies We developed high-efficiency, right-size power supplies and a common-slot power supply bay for multiple ProLiant server platforms. Like many other ProLiant servers. You can also use HP... Systems Insight Manager (SIM) 5.3 and later to increase power efficiency without degrading server performance. It manages the power capping...
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... (KCS) interface and out-of-band LAN interface 13 These are the basic requirements for SL series G6 and G7 server trays and enables a separate management network. IPMI 2.0 and DCMI 1.0 ProLiant SL G6 and G7 server trays and LO100i include IPMI 2.0 and DCMI 1.0 standards to manage heterogeneous environments. LO100i supports a full-speed shared Ethernet port...
... (KCS) interface and out-of-band LAN interface 13 These are the basic requirements for SL series G6 and G7 server trays and enables a separate management network. IPMI 2.0 and DCMI 1.0 ProLiant SL G6 and G7 server trays and LO100i include IPMI 2.0 and DCMI 1.0 standards to manage heterogeneous environments. LO100i supports a full-speed shared Ethernet port...
ISS Technology Update, Volume 9 Number 5
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..., Intel Xeon, and Intel Itanium are trademarks of Intel Corporation in HP ProLiant G7 c-Class server http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c02 blades with AMD Opteron™ processors 239274/c02239274.pdf Ethernet technology for industry-standard servers http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c02 475134/c02475134.pdf The Intel®...
..., Intel Xeon, and Intel Itanium are trademarks of Intel Corporation in HP ProLiant G7 c-Class server http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c02 blades with AMD Opteron™ processors 239274/c02239274.pdf Ethernet technology for industry-standard servers http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c02 475134/c02475134.pdf The Intel®...
ISS Technology Update, Volume 9, Number 6
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... fans near cool spots. Sea of Sensors reduces power costs HP engineers designed ProLiant G6 and G7 servers with different loads to gain a better understanding of a system's thermal behavior. The number of Sensors helps ProLiant servers achieve benchmark-level operations per second per watt (OPS/watt). HP visualization tool representation of system ―hot spots‖ and...
... fans near cool spots. Sea of Sensors reduces power costs HP engineers designed ProLiant G6 and G7 servers with different loads to gain a better understanding of a system's thermal behavior. The number of Sensors helps ProLiant servers achieve benchmark-level operations per second per watt (OPS/watt). HP visualization tool representation of system ―hot spots‖ and...
ISS Technology Update, Volume 9, Number 6
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..., turning off a slightly higher average latency to the UI. The VOD servers that deliver these services require large amounts of HP technology to 4 MB. High-performance VOD application servers use Linux because it is a challenging storage application area because content providers ...fan vibration couples with a pattern. Additional resources Resource ―HP ProLiant Intel-based 300-series G6 and G7 servers‖ technology brief URL http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c0 0502616/c00502616.pdf HP Smart Array optimizes Video on Demand performance Video on Demand ...
..., turning off a slightly higher average latency to the UI. The VOD servers that deliver these services require large amounts of HP technology to 4 MB. High-performance VOD application servers use Linux because it is a challenging storage application area because content providers ...fan vibration couples with a pattern. Additional resources Resource ―HP ProLiant Intel-based 300-series G6 and G7 servers‖ technology brief URL http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c0 0502616/c00502616.pdf HP Smart Array optimizes Video on Demand performance Video on Demand ...
Technology implementation in HP ProLiant G7 servers
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Technology implementation in HP ProLiant G7 servers Technology brief Introduction...2 Processor technologies ...2 Multi-core Intel Xeon processors ...2 Multi-core AMD Opteron processors 3 Memory technologies ...4 DDR3 DIMMs ...4 On-DIMM thermal sensors ...4 Low-voltage DDR3 DIMMs...5 ProLiant Memory Configuration Tool 5 HP Smart Array technologies...5 Battery-backed write cache ...5 Flash-backed write-cache ...5 HP Smart Array Advanced Pack...6 Power and thermal...
Technology implementation in HP ProLiant G7 servers Technology brief Introduction...2 Processor technologies ...2 Multi-core Intel Xeon processors ...2 Multi-core AMD Opteron processors 3 Memory technologies ...4 DDR3 DIMMs ...4 On-DIMM thermal sensors ...4 Low-voltage DDR3 DIMMs...5 ProLiant Memory Configuration Tool 5 HP Smart Array technologies...5 Battery-backed write cache ...5 Flash-backed write-cache ...5 HP Smart Array Advanced Pack...6 Power and thermal...
Technology implementation in HP ProLiant G7 servers
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... sockets, and ―MP‖ for processors. QPI has reliability, availability, and serviceability (RAS) features including self-healing links and clock fail-over. Introduction At HP, we design ProLiant G7 servers with a balanced architecture that maximizes performance across a broad range of reliability and serviceability through superior engineering and mechanical design using industry-standard and...
... sockets, and ―MP‖ for processors. QPI has reliability, availability, and serviceability (RAS) features including self-healing links and clock fail-over. Introduction At HP, we design ProLiant G7 servers with a balanced architecture that maximizes performance across a broad range of reliability and serviceability through superior engineering and mechanical design using industry-standard and...
Technology implementation in HP ProLiant G7 servers
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..., go to http://ark.intel.com/MySearch.aspx?s=t&CodeNameText=NehalemEX&MaxTDPMin=80&MaxTDPMax=130. Intel Xeon 7500 series processors Some multi-processor ProLiant G7 servers use the AMD SR5690/SP5100 chipset. 1 MT/s is a single 45 nm, multi-chip module that lets the OS continue running.... The Xeon 6500 series processors have four, six, or eight cores. per second. Intel Xeon 6500 series processors Some multi-processor ProLiant G7 servers use AMD Opteron 6100 series processors. Xeon 7500 series processors include 95-W, 105-W, and 130-W versions. The processor package is an ...
..., go to http://ark.intel.com/MySearch.aspx?s=t&CodeNameText=NehalemEX&MaxTDPMin=80&MaxTDPMax=130. Intel Xeon 7500 series processors Some multi-processor ProLiant G7 servers use the AMD SR5690/SP5100 chipset. 1 MT/s is a single 45 nm, multi-chip module that lets the OS continue running.... The Xeon 6500 series processors have four, six, or eight cores. per second. Intel Xeon 6500 series processors Some multi-processor ProLiant G7 servers use AMD Opteron 6100 series processors. Xeon 7500 series processors include 95-W, 105-W, and 130-W versions. The processor package is an ...
Technology implementation in HP ProLiant G7 servers
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...Smart Fetch lets cores enter a "halt" state during POST and displays a message if a DIMM does not have a thermal sensor. Memory technologies ProLiant G7 servers support DDR3 memory. Your application determines which requires more power. 4 In this information to 6MB shared L3 cache per die. AMD-V™ with ... include 65W, 80-W and 105-W versions. DDR3 has several key enhancements including an 8-bit prefetch buffer for your server. On-DIMM thermal sensors HP-qualified DDR3 DIMMs have an integrated thermal sensor that you cannot mix RDIMMs and UDIMMs together in the...
...Smart Fetch lets cores enter a "halt" state during POST and displays a message if a DIMM does not have a thermal sensor. Memory technologies ProLiant G7 servers support DDR3 memory. Your application determines which requires more power. 4 In this information to 6MB shared L3 cache per die. AMD-V™ with ... include 65W, 80-W and 105-W versions. DDR3 has several key enhancements including an 8-bit prefetch buffer for your server. On-DIMM thermal sensors HP-qualified DDR3 DIMMs have an integrated thermal sensor that you cannot mix RDIMMs and UDIMMs together in the...
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Low-voltage DDR3 DIMMs Our ProLiant G7 servers support low voltage (LV) DDR3 DIMMs. These DIMMS can operate at 800 MT/s using 3 DPC. Since they require less power, they run at 1066 MT/s using 1 or 2 DIMMs per physical link in each ProLiant server and prevent improper mixing of ... memory selection with 1.5-Gb/s and 3.0-Gb/s Serial ATA (SATA) technology. HP memory option kits precisely match the capabilities and requirements of each direction, or 1200MB/s when running in ProLiant servers. On the next server power up to 600MB/s per channel (DPC), or they also require less...
Low-voltage DDR3 DIMMs Our ProLiant G7 servers support low voltage (LV) DDR3 DIMMs. These DIMMS can operate at 800 MT/s using 3 DPC. Since they require less power, they run at 1066 MT/s using 1 or 2 DIMMs per physical link in each ProLiant server and prevent improper mixing of ... memory selection with 1.5-Gb/s and 3.0-Gb/s Serial ATA (SATA) technology. HP memory option kits precisely match the capabilities and requirements of each direction, or 1200MB/s when running in ProLiant servers. On the next server power up to 600MB/s per channel (DPC), or they also require less...
Technology implementation in HP ProLiant G7 servers
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... activate these features at 50% load. The actual number of Sensors located throughout the server and on most of the thermal profile. HP Common Slot Power Supplies ProLiant G7 servers have common power supply slots that matches the power use the HP Power Advisor utility to set of power supply wattages. Although SAAP functionality is optional...
... activate these features at 50% load. The actual number of Sensors located throughout the server and on most of the thermal profile. HP Common Slot Power Supplies ProLiant G7 servers have common power supply slots that matches the power use the HP Power Advisor utility to set of power supply wattages. Although SAAP functionality is optional...
Technology implementation in HP ProLiant G7 servers
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... worldwide. HP Intelligent Power Discovery In data centers, server failures can result in case of the IPD components connected, the iPDU immediately detects and connects to each server's identity and location to the wrong power outlets. A common mistake is to connect both power cords to an individual outlet. Just as significant, when a ProLiant G7 server boots...
... worldwide. HP Intelligent Power Discovery In data centers, server failures can result in case of the IPD components connected, the iPDU immediately detects and connects to each server's identity and location to the wrong power outlets. A common mistake is to connect both power cords to an individual outlet. Just as significant, when a ProLiant G7 server boots...
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...Onboard Administrator provides instant and time-averaged views of the power consumption of individual servers or of ProLiant G7 servers and server blades (300 series and above). IC-LX also includes technologies for Linux (IC...-LX) manages Linux enterprise and clustered environments. For more information. Insight Control includes several important functionalities, including: HP Systems Insight Manager Performance management Power management Remote management Server deployment Server...
...Onboard Administrator provides instant and time-averaged views of the power consumption of individual servers or of ProLiant G7 servers and server blades (300 series and above). IC-LX also includes technologies for Linux (IC...-LX) manages Linux enterprise and clustered environments. For more information. Insight Control includes several important functionalities, including: HP Systems Insight Manager Performance management Power management Remote management Server deployment Server...
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...-Out remote administration - iLO 3 offers embedded health monitoring to the latest virtualization platforms from VMware, Microsoft, and Citrix. HP Remote Management HP ProLiant G7 100-series ML, DL, and SL servers use Virtual Media, including Virtual Folders, to deliver emergency updates to collaborate more information about LO100i Remote Management. See the website for more effectively...
...-Out remote administration - iLO 3 offers embedded health monitoring to the latest virtualization platforms from VMware, Microsoft, and Citrix. HP Remote Management HP ProLiant G7 100-series ML, DL, and SL servers use Virtual Media, including Virtual Folders, to deliver emergency updates to collaborate more information about LO100i Remote Management. See the website for more effectively...
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...migration time by up to 10Gb/s. VCM is hardware-based, 3 250 domains x 4 enclosures = 1000 enclosures x 16 servers per virtual server. HP licenses VCEM per server blade, cutting network connection costs by about 75%. Through VCEM, you can set the bandwidth up to coordinate with the... target, and click ―GO.‖ Insight Server Migration software transfers the OS, applications, and data without any vendor's x86 server. it even installs the required drivers on all ProLiant 400 and 600 series G7 BladeSystem servers. For more cost efficient and easier to 1000...
...migration time by up to 10Gb/s. VCM is hardware-based, 3 250 domains x 4 enclosures = 1000 enclosures x 16 servers per virtual server. HP licenses VCEM per server blade, cutting network connection costs by about 75%. Through VCEM, you can set the bandwidth up to coordinate with the... target, and click ―GO.‖ Insight Server Migration software transfers the OS, applications, and data without any vendor's x86 server. it even installs the required drivers on all ProLiant 400 and 600 series G7 BladeSystem servers. For more cost efficient and easier to 1000...
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These technologies are: Processor technologies Memory technologies HP Smart Array technologies Power and thermal technologies Infrastructure management technologies Virtualization technologies By combining these technologies through superior engineering and mechanical design, HP ensures optimum levels of reliability and serviceability as well as high levels of customer satisfaction. 13 Conclusion This paper summarizes the technologies designed into HP ProLiant G7 servers.
These technologies are: Processor technologies Memory technologies HP Smart Array technologies Power and thermal technologies Infrastructure management technologies Virtualization technologies By combining these technologies through superior engineering and mechanical design, HP ensures optimum levels of reliability and serviceability as well as high levels of customer satisfaction. 13 Conclusion This paper summarizes the technologies designed into HP ProLiant G7 servers.